Phil Hope, the minister for the Third Sector, has appointed the panel of the new Third Sector Advisory Body (TSAB).

The TSAB has been set up to provide ministers with clear and authoritative advice on policy regarding the third sector, including charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises.

Hope said: “The advisory body has a hugely important role in helping the Government make the right choices for a thriving third sector. I am confident their expertise experience and authority will prove invaluable in our drive to support the third sector and the increasingly important part it plays in society.”